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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office ‘Profiled’ Latinos, Says Judge

By Amaris Castillo | 05/27/2013 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

A federal judge ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office has profiled Latinos in routine patrols for undocumented immigrants. According to BBC, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” was sued by a group of Latino drivers who claimed that the 80-year-...

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Latinas Coming Out of the Closet... As Atheists
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Latinas Coming Out of the Closet... As Atheists

By Mandy Velez | 05/27/2013 - 09:17 | 0 Comments

“Mom is upset with me again.”

What now? I thought to myself as I stared down at the green text bubble my younger brother sent me. It was one among countless other pleas for backup when he and my mom disagreed, which was often. When you have a 15-year-old boy and a stubborn Puerto Rican woman under one roof, things are bound to get heated. Assuming my usual...

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Why Are Brazilians So Obsessed With NYC?

By Celia Fernandez | 05/27/2013 - 09:13 | 0 Comments

Results from the New York’s official tourism board show that  the number of Brazilians visitors has increased by 364.2 percent since 2006. Crazy, right? Jumping from 112,000 Brazilian visitors to more than 826,000, seems Brazil has New York-fever. With thousands of places to go it’s no wonder Brazilians are flocking to such a unique and magical city...

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Happy Memorial Day! 10 Latino Service Men & Women You Never Knew

Happy Memorial Day! 10 Latino Service Men & Women You Never Knew

By Amaris Castillo | 05/27/2013 - 09:12 | 0 Comments

Happy Memorial Day! Today, we honor and remember the men and women who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This stellar group of individuals have shown tremendous bravery and courage for our country.

In honor of this special federal holiday, below we've highlighted Latino service men and women who have each contributed their valuable time...

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Latina Teen Pregnancy Rate Down 40 Percent

By Sugey Palomares | 05/24/2013 - 10:27 | 0 Comments

A new report released by the CDC confirms that Latina teen pregnancy is down by 40 percent. The report’s lead author, Brady Hamilton, found significant drops in all states, but the Mountain States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah saw rates decrease...

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Jose Canseco Accused of Sexual Assault

By Amaris Castillo | 05/23/2013 - 14:39 | 0 Comments

We think it's safe to say that Jose Canseco will never get a social media job. The former All-Star outfielder actually live-tweeted the moment Las Vegas police arrived to his home after he was accused of rape and, get this, included the name of his apparent accuser.

In a series of poorly-written tweets, the Cuban...

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Pennsylvania Governor Says He Can't "Find" Any Latinos to Put On Staff

By Amaris Castillo | 05/23/2013 - 11:48 | 0 Comments

Where are the Latinos in Pennsylvania? The state's Governor Tom Corbett (R) can’t seem to find any.

“We do not have any staff members in there. If you can find us one, please let me know," the elected official said during a roundtable discussion hosted by Spanish-language newspaper Al Dia News in Philadelphia, when asked if he had...

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Harvard University Study Says Election Officials are Biased Against Latinos

By Sugey Palomares | 05/23/2013 - 10:31 | 0 Comments

A new Harvard University study suggests that it may be more difficult for Latinos to gather election information from voting officials. Political science graduate students Julie Faller, Noah Nathan and Ariel White discovered that local election officials were less likely to reply to emails signed with Spanish names. ...

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